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vice president joe biden announced $100 million for mental health services this week. >> you talk about the actions but how receptive was congress to any sort of change? >> they did take newton and thought they had to do it. a lot of them focus on the mental health aspects. the democrats did want to tighten them. >> you are talking about the coming together of joe manchin and pat toomey. what were they trying to do? amendment thatn would have expanded background checks so that it would be applied to all gun sales including the private market. at the moment, the law says those background checks only applied to federal gun sales. that was really the breaking point for a lot of lawmakers and it kind of impeded the issue for a lot of the year. >> what about in localities and states? a lot of states didn't ask a number of gun laws. it was an interesting chart in the new york times the other day. a majority of the 100 gun laws enacted across the country were actually loosening gun regulation. a number of gun laws that actually tighten them. >> it was the death knell for a in colorado.ators we
vice president joe biden announced $100 million for mental health services this week. >> you talk about the actions but how receptive was congress to any sort of change? >> they did take newton and thought they had to do it. a lot of them focus on the mental health aspects. the democrats did want to tighten them. >> you are talking about the coming together of joe manchin and pat toomey. what were they trying to do? amendment thatn would have expanded background checks so that...
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remember, you have talked about how president obama, speaker boehner will approach these things, we've got to have people talking to each other and we've got to get to solutions before the 11th hour to avoid that. that is absolutely what we can do. host: we agreed to the debt ceiling limit, 16 $0.40 trillion -- $16.4 trillion, up in the last hours. guest: the treasury has some flexibility. the time has come to deal with it. there's no reason to put this off. let's get it done. host: you have a favorite for the next treasury secretary appointed? guest: i don't have names. jackal is a possibility that has been talked about by president obama, a very knowledgeable individual. if that is the president's call, it is an important appointment, so we will look at his choice carefully. i hope it is somebody who can help work through the kind of agreement we need to address the debt ceiling. host: if he is nominated, can you see any hurdles for him being nominated by the senate? guest: i don't want to pre-judge. but he is someone thoughtful and knowledgeable and should be confirmed. host: hearin
remember, you have talked about how president obama, speaker boehner will approach these things, we've got to have people talking to each other and we've got to get to solutions before the 11th hour to avoid that. that is absolutely what we can do. host: we agreed to the debt ceiling limit, 16 $0.40 trillion -- $16.4 trillion, up in the last hours. guest: the treasury has some flexibility. the time has come to deal with it. there's no reason to put this off. let's get it done. host: you have a...
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those were the weekly addresses from president obama and fred upton talking about the health care law's implementation. and on to mars newsmakers, we will hear from -- we will hear more from the congressman from michigan. you can watch that interview tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> up next, the communicators with competitive carriers association present stephen bury. he talks about the future of wireless commissions and the sec's option. after that, first ladies, influence and image. today's spotlight is on eleanor roosevelt. and later, house members paying tribute to the lake min bill young who passed away last week at the age of 82. created by america's cable companies in 1979, but to you -- brought to you as a public service from your television providers. >> this week, we are joined by stephen berry, president and ceo of the competitive carriers association. will come.
those were the weekly addresses from president obama and fred upton talking about the health care law's implementation. and on to mars newsmakers, we will hear from -- we will hear more from the congressman from michigan. you can watch that interview tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> up next, the communicators with competitive carriers association present stephen bury. he talks about the future of wireless commissions and the sec's option. after that, first...
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i've talked with president obama about this. he is extremely committed. i would like to see a number of other things. incidentally, senator durbin deserves every kind of honor and praise for what he has done with the dream act. he will be very important in this. >> good morning, senator. "the washington post" suggested yesterday that you present an obstacle to the passage of gun- control legislation. obviously, you do in a sense. but i am wondering if sort of standard -- the standard practice in congress should yield to what many perceive to be an extremely urgent situation. >> i think it is an urgent situation. that is why the first hearings held by anybody, house or senate, will be by me and my committee in that. i wasn't quite sure who they were talking about when they wrote the article, but i will strongly defend the press to write and print what they want, accurate or otherwise. but the fact is -- and i am not suggesting whether this was accurate or not -- but i will point out that i have a track record of getting legislation passed. some will say th
i've talked with president obama about this. he is extremely committed. i would like to see a number of other things. incidentally, senator durbin deserves every kind of honor and praise for what he has done with the dream act. he will be very important in this. >> good morning, senator. "the washington post" suggested yesterday that you present an obstacle to the passage of gun- control legislation. obviously, you do in a sense. but i am wondering if sort of standard -- the...
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today in his weekly address the president talked about the impact of the automatic spending cuts and said that congress could turn them off any time. cathy mcmorris rod jers delivered the republican's address. >> hi, everybody. on friday i met with leaders from both sides of congress in other words to find a way forward on the sequester that has already started to inflict pain across country. congress can turn them off at any time as soon as both sides are willing to compromise. as a nation, we've fought back from the worst economic crisis in our lifetimes and we'll get through this too. in a time when your businesses are get mrg traction, hiring workers, bringing jobs back to america, the last thing washington needs to do is get in their way. that is what these kurts in research, education, will do. it is unnecessary. in a time when too many of our friends and neighbors are looking for work it is inexcuseable. not even will feel the pain of the cuts right away, the pain will be reel. many middle-class families will have their lives disrupted. businesses that work with the military w
today in his weekly address the president talked about the impact of the automatic spending cuts and said that congress could turn them off any time. cathy mcmorris rod jers delivered the republican's address. >> hi, everybody. on friday i met with leaders from both sides of congress in other words to find a way forward on the sequester that has already started to inflict pain across country. congress can turn them off at any time as soon as both sides are willing to compromise. as a...
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we had a chance to meet with president obama and vice president. we talked about mental health and that folks who suffer from severe mental health should never have access to guns. state houses across this country and in congress, we have made some progress. presidentvice announced $100 million for additional mental health funding going back out to the states. that will help us move forward. host: mr. manger, same question. guest: i think the glass is half empty, perhaps. think we have made the progress we should have made. if there was ever a wake-up call -- and there have been dozens and dozens of wake-up calls throughout the years that we needed to do something in terms of gun safety in this country. sandy hook was the epitome, in my view, of now is the time to act. congress failed the american people. they did nothing. in my view there are some in the common sense things that could have been done. i grew with the sheriff, probably the biggest issue is we fail to connect the dots between an individual who has mental illness and their ability to
we had a chance to meet with president obama and vice president. we talked about mental health and that folks who suffer from severe mental health should never have access to guns. state houses across this country and in congress, we have made some progress. presidentvice announced $100 million for additional mental health funding going back out to the states. that will help us move forward. host: mr. manger, same question. guest: i think the glass is half empty, perhaps. think we have made the...
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. >> tomorrow on "washington ," we will talk about president obama's trip to the middle east. followed by the history and importance of presidential press conferences with bill plante. and then a review of missle defense systems with michael o' hanlon. >> republican senator tom cobur topn to cut spending and the budget, as well as the debate over gun legislation. he has proposed 23 amendments to the current budget bill. on newsmakers, sunday at 10:00 a.m. at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> monday night on "first ladies," called a bigamist and rachel jackson dies before taken office. hostess.elson is the ingleton van buren is hostens for her father. now i look at hurricane sandy recovery efforts with testimony from fema administrator of craig craig fugate, house secretary shaun donovan, and jo-ellen darcy. security hearing -- this homeland's security committee meeting is just over two hours. >> will come to order. thank you all. it is very nice to see you. thank you to our witnesses for joining us today. it is an important hearing. it was october 29 in delaware when hurricane sandy made
. >> tomorrow on "washington ," we will talk about president obama's trip to the middle east. followed by the history and importance of presidential press conferences with bill plante. and then a review of missle defense systems with michael o' hanlon. >> republican senator tom cobur topn to cut spending and the budget, as well as the debate over gun legislation. he has proposed 23 amendments to the current budget bill. on newsmakers, sunday at 10:00 a.m. at 6:00 p.m....
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we have anecdotal stories of people saying you are arresting me, but obama will let me go. we have the human tragedy because of the magnet that this kind of talk has caused, people are dying in greater numbers than ever coming across desert areas, brushed areas of texas and it will get worse if we do not secure the border first. those are very good ideas. do them. one thing that most people are until aid -- aware of good friend from southern california told me that the largest number of prosecutions are coming from people that are deported and coming back in illegally. it is 39.4% of the prosecutions arehis administration against people who are deported and come back you legally. think about the billions of dollars -- comeback illegally. of about the billions dollars that would be saved on securing the border. host: there is a story from "the wall street journal" that on the $17 billion cost -- lawmakers say fines and fees can cover the total. tom, democratic caller. caller: good morning. good morning, guest. of dollars that would be saved on securing the borderno offense.
we have anecdotal stories of people saying you are arresting me, but obama will let me go. we have the human tragedy because of the magnet that this kind of talk has caused, people are dying in greater numbers than ever coming across desert areas, brushed areas of texas and it will get worse if we do not secure the border first. those are very good ideas. do them. one thing that most people are until aid -- aware of good friend from southern california told me that the largest number of...
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about raising the debt ceiling and president obama's raising priorities for the second term. what if tomorrow morning at 10:00 and later on at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> if you ask how many are libertarians, depending on which poll you look at he might be getting between 10% and f-15s term. if the people a battery of questions about different ideological things, and any track those, you get up to maybe 30% of americans calling themselves libertarian. if you ask them if they're economically conservative but socially liberal you get over half of american saying that is what they are appeared just because people say these things does not mean they really believe them. if the ask most americans do you want smaller government and they say yes. i have to say roughly as low as 10%. if they were conscious and political, they could be a big movement. they could have a shared ideology and a lot of influence in colleted. >> begin implement changes to achieve a balanced budget. >> this will come i welcome him to the white house to discuss a wellhead in afghanistan. i want to up
about raising the debt ceiling and president obama's raising priorities for the second term. what if tomorrow morning at 10:00 and later on at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> if you ask how many are libertarians, depending on which poll you look at he might be getting between 10% and f-15s term. if the people a battery of questions about different ideological things, and any track those, you get up to maybe 30% of americans calling themselves libertarian. if you ask them if they're...
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i have talked with president obama about this. i know he's strongly committed to real immigration reform. would like to see the dream act passed. i'd like to see a number of other things and we'll work on it. one of your fellow graduates of georgetown, senator durbin, deserves every kind of honor and praise for what he's done in the dream act. he'll be very important in this. >> good morning, senator. "the washington post" had a piece yesterday suggesting that you represented perhaps an obstacle to the passage of gun control legislation. i'm wondering -- obviously you do in a sense. but i'm wondering if sort of standard practice in congress should yield to what many perceive to be an extremely urgent situation. >> i think it is an urgent situation and that's why the first hearings held by anybody, house or senate, is going to be by me and my committee in that. i wasn't quite sure who they were writing about when i read the article, but i will strongly defend the press right to print anything they want, accurate or otherwise, but t
i have talked with president obama about this. i know he's strongly committed to real immigration reform. would like to see the dream act passed. i'd like to see a number of other things and we'll work on it. one of your fellow graduates of georgetown, senator durbin, deserves every kind of honor and praise for what he's done in the dream act. he'll be very important in this. >> good morning, senator. "the washington post" had a piece yesterday suggesting that you represented...
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we heard lindsey graham and john mccain talking about ground to, -- round 2, trying to stick it to obama, because obama put this man down on him in his little speech. but they need to get out of the way. let obama lead, because he's doing a great job and he's better at it than they are. we need to look at the problem with american healthcare. we need to work on the problem, which is the stuff we eat. we don't eat right. we need to start working on the problem, fix those things. thank you. guest: fascinating about who is getting the better of home. in 2011, last congress, done better city got 98% of what he wanted in the debt deal. this time around he certainly did not. now a reporter has written for us today the john boehner is done with one-on-one talks with president obama. it's not getting in the room. they have had a strained relationship. they did go golfing a while backing. but the negotiations to try to set up differently because clearly he lost the negotiations this time around. host: he's telling his caucus and no more one-on-one negotiations. who is going to negotiate? guest: y
we heard lindsey graham and john mccain talking about ground to, -- round 2, trying to stick it to obama, because obama put this man down on him in his little speech. but they need to get out of the way. let obama lead, because he's doing a great job and he's better at it than they are. we need to look at the problem with american healthcare. we need to work on the problem, which is the stuff we eat. we don't eat right. we need to start working on the problem, fix those things. thank you....
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. >> egypt was a topic of discussion on many of the talk shows following a debtly standoff this past week between military sources and supporters who ousted mohammed morsi. the current death toll stands at 880 casualties. commenting on the situation and the question of continued u.s. aide to the country were rand paul of kentucky and bob corker of tennessee. >> what happens with foreign aid is basically foreign aid to egypt is more likely to buy a lavish chateau for a dictator or general in paris than it is to buy bread for people in cairo. we're not winning the hearts and minds of those in egypt. all they do is see our aide as something that goes to the people that are dictators and despots that are taking away the rights for generations. they see it stolen, mubarak stole it by the billions. he had fancy homes all around the world with our money. it has to end. we don't have it. it's counterproductive. and it shows nothing but american weakness to continue it. those who want to continue this aide, say, oh, we're projecting american power. they're projecting the opposite. it shows we
. >> egypt was a topic of discussion on many of the talk shows following a debtly standoff this past week between military sources and supporters who ousted mohammed morsi. the current death toll stands at 880 casualties. commenting on the situation and the question of continued u.s. aide to the country were rand paul of kentucky and bob corker of tennessee. >> what happens with foreign aid is basically foreign aid to egypt is more likely to buy a lavish chateau for a dictator or...
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president obama has talked about a needed debate on this issue. we will learn more about them as we go forward. host: kim is from virginia on our republican line. caller: good morning. i have a comment about the immigration bill. understand that they are going to pass this bill and allow these people in here to have citizenships. look at the boston marathon bombings. how do we know these people are not here to do this to us? they're putting american citizens' safety to risk. we do not want what is going on in israel, the suicide bombers here in america. , it the time to realize could be more bombings. the blood of american citizens will be on their hands. the: talk about some of security provisions worked into the immigration bill. there is a nexus of the stories we're talking about today, immigration and the nsa programs. they were legal residents of the united states. i'm not sure this bill would have done anything to prevent them from getting into the country. them, you have to hat have depended on some of the programs the white house is now de
president obama has talked about a needed debate on this issue. we will learn more about them as we go forward. host: kim is from virginia on our republican line. caller: good morning. i have a comment about the immigration bill. understand that they are going to pass this bill and allow these people in here to have citizenships. look at the boston marathon bombings. how do we know these people are not here to do this to us? they're putting american citizens' safety to risk. we do not want what...
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meanwhile, president obama at the white house. associated press and that the pick to run the treasury department with an announcement before the end of the week. they said white house officials would not confirm that until a final decision has been made, but aids did not dispute that jack lew is the choice. there are reports there will be a joint news conference as well. meanwhile, joe biden, the first of two meetings with victims' groups and gun safety organizations. the attorney general also at today's meetings. they're expected to meet with the national rifle association, walmart, and other groups. vice president biden has some comments for reporters. >> on behalf of the attorney general and the president and i, thank you for taking the time. this is important work. we have a lot of work to be done and i know that several of you around the table have lost loved ones or have been the victims of gun violence yourself. now, it has been almost four weeks now since the tragedy in connecticut. i have been doing this a long time. of a
meanwhile, president obama at the white house. associated press and that the pick to run the treasury department with an announcement before the end of the week. they said white house officials would not confirm that until a final decision has been made, but aids did not dispute that jack lew is the choice. there are reports there will be a joint news conference as well. meanwhile, joe biden, the first of two meetings with victims' groups and gun safety organizations. the attorney general also...
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he also talked about gun ontrol issues. >> president obama goes to colorado to talk about gun violence. we'll have live coverage here on c-span tofment night a look at the impact of political protest. do they work? we start at ke7 eastern about how protest movements fit into he political discussion. we have a university of colorado professor to respond to your questions and comments. >> so she was out there in a way that as i indicated before respectable women did not do but this is a new rare. this is a time when the women's movement is under way. and interestingingly enough someone like julia tyler fits in to a serb extent. she's very conservive in some ways but in terms of breaking through the traditional way women should behave, she's doing it. >> julia tyler is now available on our website cspan.org/first ladies. >> maryland congressman on gun control. he spoke yesterday at the national press club. he's promoting legislation to make gun trafficking a federal offense. those who buy guns for a felon or for someone who can't legally buy one this. is about> ok, so we will begin. an ho
he also talked about gun ontrol issues. >> president obama goes to colorado to talk about gun violence. we'll have live coverage here on c-span tofment night a look at the impact of political protest. do they work? we start at ke7 eastern about how protest movements fit into he political discussion. we have a university of colorado professor to respond to your questions and comments. >> so she was out there in a way that as i indicated before respectable women did not do but this is...
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while these are policies of the dhs under the bush administration, the obama administration official has repudiated these of use and it continues to be the practice -- not so much to defend the systems that i'm talking about here -- but to actively resist being obligated to defend them before any court at all. so, what is in the records they compiled? your lifetime travel history? if you traveled across the u.s. borders in the last 10 years, dhs has a file on you. with the identity project, we have put out forms for people to use. you can find them on our website or on my website. we have been compiling the your -- the responses. i stewed for the portions they have repelled. tions theyfor por withheld. in their discretion, they released quite a bit of damming information. some information we know is there include complete copies of passenger records, airline reservations and non-airline data. of any timelog, you cross the border and notes attached to that to give more information about whatever they deem of interest. is a very simple passenger name record from washington dulles to bu
while these are policies of the dhs under the bush administration, the obama administration official has repudiated these of use and it continues to be the practice -- not so much to defend the systems that i'm talking about here -- but to actively resist being obligated to defend them before any court at all. so, what is in the records they compiled? your lifetime travel history? if you traveled across the u.s. borders in the last 10 years, dhs has a file on you. with the identity project, we...
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secretary lew has served president obama in four positions. this is his fourth and he and the president have become close through his service together. the president wanted to have this ceremony for secretary lew because of that relationship. >> the associated press reported that the last secretary geithner was sworn in by the vice president and made remark about the financial crisis, we need to get our team in place. why would the president not open it up -- >> again, it was a family ceremony that the president addressed the looming sequester challenge as recently as last night. he took questions on it from you guys on friday. i'm sure he will talk to you about it in the future. it is not as important as who he is playing golf with but he will be talking about this very important policy issue and engaging with you in the future. >> you're going to be forced to cut security guards and that is because of the nature of the sequester. why not accept flexibility so you don't have to do that? >> at the top, no amount of flexibility that these sever
secretary lew has served president obama in four positions. this is his fourth and he and the president have become close through his service together. the president wanted to have this ceremony for secretary lew because of that relationship. >> the associated press reported that the last secretary geithner was sworn in by the vice president and made remark about the financial crisis, we need to get our team in place. why would the president not open it up -- >> again, it was a...
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government, despite president obama's liberal policies, has been one of the harshest administrations toward whistle- blowers. >> this is interesting. it is certainly true that the obama administration has been among the harshest on an external whistle-blowers. however, the obama administration has been -- especially this new administration which managed to cram through a whistle-blower protection act and expand it for government whistleblowers, is offering protections they have not had for decades. so he wants them, whistle- blowers, to be able to work without retaliation within the system. he is very much opposed to information being released willy-nilly by people inside that just ended all over the world. we interviewed assange right after the wikileaks issue, he believes that all information should be there, regardless of the possibility of innocent victims. he is a person who believes that, no matter what the consequences are, the information should be out there. a lot of the wikileaks stuff was pretty niggly stuff, people having affairs or whatever. some of it was big stuff, for
government, despite president obama's liberal policies, has been one of the harshest administrations toward whistle- blowers. >> this is interesting. it is certainly true that the obama administration has been among the harshest on an external whistle-blowers. however, the obama administration has been -- especially this new administration which managed to cram through a whistle-blower protection act and expand it for government whistleblowers, is offering protections they have not had...
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ryan, they talk about president obama, they talk about michelle obama. there are so many outlets that traditionally have no interest in washington because washington is traditionally thought of as boring and stale. but the sex appeal for better or worse, in the past four years has significantly upticked. >> from politico this evening, from the click column people watching in washington, d.c., the head library is that the daughter of senator mccain gets a tv show. we go to glen. >> thank you very much. i want to say about the comment about the appearance of politicians and that kind of thing. one, i guess that means the old chi shea that politics is -- hee shea that politics is show business. i kind of disagree with you. i don't care what these people look like or anything like that. i don't think most people do. i think that is underestimating the audience, which i think is a big problem. that's where you get a lot of this nonsense because of the powers at be, what sleep shea -- cliche you want to use. by and large, most people wouldn't if they thought i
ryan, they talk about president obama, they talk about michelle obama. there are so many outlets that traditionally have no interest in washington because washington is traditionally thought of as boring and stale. but the sex appeal for better or worse, in the past four years has significantly upticked. >> from politico this evening, from the click column people watching in washington, d.c., the head library is that the daughter of senator mccain gets a tv show. we go to glen. >>...
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obama and kain talked about him running in the senate, then he ended up winning. that's a democrat to watch. you have to watch the democrats in the senate. elizabeth warren won a huge battle with senator scott broun. -- scott brown. how is she going to operate? the financial industry is a little nervous about elizabeth warren, she had the idea to come up with the consumer bureau that was so controversial that is now up and running as far as wall street reform. they have strong personalities. they also could be dealmakers. i think those are two democrats to watch. host: on the republican side? guest: on the republican side, congressman steve stockman, he used to be in congress, he is going to be back, he's going to vote against the speaker, what kind of committee assignments will he get if he does that? that's one republican coming in with not being shy. host: one last phone call for bob cusack, john? sweet home, oregon, independent caller. caller: hello. all these issues that mean absolutely nothing until you get down to your accountability. host: what do you mean
obama and kain talked about him running in the senate, then he ended up winning. that's a democrat to watch. you have to watch the democrats in the senate. elizabeth warren won a huge battle with senator scott broun. -- scott brown. how is she going to operate? the financial industry is a little nervous about elizabeth warren, she had the idea to come up with the consumer bureau that was so controversial that is now up and running as far as wall street reform. they have strong personalities....
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caller: what president obama was talking about -- what is he going to do for people like me who do not have the money to pay for healthcare? how are we going to have insurance? how will we pay the bills? how will we go to the dr. and get it taken care of? host: president obama will be in the south, georgia, north carolina, what do you want to hear next? caller: i want to hear about the reform. what can he do for me as far as that. how can he help me get me some insurance so i can take care of my bill? host: eastern pennsylvania, republican line, welcome. caller: i would like to just say that president obama can talk the talk, but can he really walk the walk? host: in what sense? go ahead and turned on your tv while you are talking to us. what do you want to see him do next? caller: i would like to see him follow through on health care for medicare and senior citizens and all the people who cannot afford insurance. and insurance is increasing dramatically for normal middle- class people. they will be losing their jobs the cows of the factor that these companies are cutting back, and it
caller: what president obama was talking about -- what is he going to do for people like me who do not have the money to pay for healthcare? how are we going to have insurance? how will we pay the bills? how will we go to the dr. and get it taken care of? host: president obama will be in the south, georgia, north carolina, what do you want to hear next? caller: i want to hear about the reform. what can he do for me as far as that. how can he help me get me some insurance so i can take care of...
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first lady and jill biden speak to donors before tomorrow's inauguration ceremony.president obama talked about how tomorrow's another duration should remind americans of their role to promote a common goods and pass on a worthy legacy for future generations. this is about 25 minutes. >> good evening,. thank you so much for joining us tonight. more than that, thank you for the kindness, friendship, and support that you have shown us since we began this long journey together. we would not be here without your help. that means so much to joe.nd jill.-- h joe and i are thrilled. i know you feel the same way, to have barack obama as our president for another four years. [applause] and michelle as first lady. [applause] i may be a little biased, but i cannot think of a better man than my husband to help our president lead our country for the next four years. [applause] as long as he has the privilege of serving this nation, i know that joe will keep fighting for american people every day. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming my husband, our vice president, joe biden. [applause] >>
first lady and jill biden speak to donors before tomorrow's inauguration ceremony.president obama talked about how tomorrow's another duration should remind americans of their role to promote a common goods and pass on a worthy legacy for future generations. this is about 25 minutes. >> good evening,. thank you so much for joining us tonight. more than that, thank you for the kindness, friendship, and support that you have shown us since we began this long journey together. we would not...
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. >> president obama has spent many days consulting with congress and talking with leaders around the world about the situation in syria. last night he asked all of us on his team to consult with the leaders of congress as well. including the leadership of the congressional national security committees. he asked us to consult about what we know regarding the horrific chemical weapons attack in the damascus suburbs last week. i will tell you are someone who has spent three decades in the united states congress, i know that consultation is the right way for a president to approach a decision of when and how and if to use military force. it's important to ask the tough questions and get the tough answers before taking action. not just afterwards. i believe it is also important to discuss this directly with the american people. that is our responsibility. to talk with the citizens who have entrusted all of us in the administration and in the congress with the responsibility for their security. that is why this morning's release of our government's unclassified estimate of what took place
. >> president obama has spent many days consulting with congress and talking with leaders around the world about the situation in syria. last night he asked all of us on his team to consult with the leaders of congress as well. including the leadership of the congressional national security committees. he asked us to consult about what we know regarding the horrific chemical weapons attack in the damascus suburbs last week. i will tell you are someone who has spent three decades in the...
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when president obama speaks about oil exports, he's really talking about product exports. host: how much oil do we get from canada and mexico? guest: you look back at the days the embargo started. mexico, when the embargo hit in 1973, we imported no oil from mexico at all. we importing over a million barrels of oil a day from mexico, but we also send them a lot of products. the net runs around 700,000 barrels a day. the net out of canada is a little over 200,000. when you throw in mexico and net imports, you have total net imports of 6.5. net imports from canada and mexico, about 3. these net imports are really not rollerball -- vulnerable to embargo. i don't think the u.s. is going to be net imports of zero, but i think we can be net imports equaling mexican and canadian net imports. that doesn't mean you won't import from anywhere else. you're always going to be exporting someplaces. what matters is your net and how you do relative to canada and mexico. host: we have some information about imports that the u.s. takes in per year. take a look at that information. this is
when president obama speaks about oil exports, he's really talking about product exports. host: how much oil do we get from canada and mexico? guest: you look back at the days the embargo started. mexico, when the embargo hit in 1973, we imported no oil from mexico at all. we importing over a million barrels of oil a day from mexico, but we also send them a lot of products. the net runs around 700,000 barrels a day. the net out of canada is a little over 200,000. when you throw in mexico and...
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his mind was his own two doctors talking about their classmates who have two moms or two dads. no big deal, right? except that it is a huge deal. the right to marry the one we love matters more than those nine justices would ever understand. so, let's be strong and keep our eye on the prize. we can persevere in this struggle no matter what the supreme court decides in a couple of months because we know how this is going to end, don't we? it'll end with our full acceptance and inclusion into the life and citizenship of this nation. and even the conservatives, those out there making all that noise, even they know it. and all were arguing about now is timing. but time, time is important because we still have lgbt kids hanging themselves and jumping off of bridges. so, tonight, tell your friends and families where you were today and why. tonight, tell your friends and families where you were today, and why. if you have a partner, snuggle especially close tonight. if you have kids, tell them you were here for them today. get up tomorrow thankful for the opportunity to have been of p
his mind was his own two doctors talking about their classmates who have two moms or two dads. no big deal, right? except that it is a huge deal. the right to marry the one we love matters more than those nine justices would ever understand. so, let's be strong and keep our eye on the prize. we can persevere in this struggle no matter what the supreme court decides in a couple of months because we know how this is going to end, don't we? it'll end with our full acceptance and inclusion into the...
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that is the topic of my talk today. a second term will present a lot of new challenges for our side. it will also present a lot of opportunities. we will need something that we occasionally overlook. i would like to explain what that is and why we need it. first, a context. worst term,dent's we argued against big government in theory -- in his first term, we argued against big government in theory. obamacare is no longer a 2008 bill. .ow it is for 10,000 pages o this should the level restrict our ability in life-saving medical devices. that is just healthcare. now the president is implementing his agenda. we will see that the benefits are far less than advertised. the costs of this agenda are huge. we spend when chilean dollars more than we take in each year. we cannot keep that up -- we spend $1 trillion more than we taken each year. we cannot keep that up. that is a moment where our economy stalls. we will have to convince the country to change course. we had to reform entitlements. we had to revisit the healthcare la
that is the topic of my talk today. a second term will present a lot of new challenges for our side. it will also present a lot of opportunities. we will need something that we occasionally overlook. i would like to explain what that is and why we need it. first, a context. worst term,dent's we argued against big government in theory -- in his first term, we argued against big government in theory. obamacare is no longer a 2008 bill. .ow it is for 10,000 pages o this should the level restrict...
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government, despite president obama's liberal policies, has been one of the harshest administrations toward whistle-blowers. >> this is interesting. it is certainly true that the obama administration has been among the harshest on an external whistle-blowers. however, the obama administration has been -- especially this new administration which managed to cram through a whistle-blower protection act and expand it for government whistleblowers, is offering protections they have not had for decades. so he wants them, whistle-blowers, to be able to work without retaliation within the system. he is very much opposed to information being released willy-nilly by people inside that just ended all over the world. we interviewed assange right after the wikileaks issue, he believes that all information should be there, regardless of the possibility of innocent victims. he is a person who believes that, no matter what the consequences are, the information should be out there. a lot of the wikileaks stuff was pretty niggly stuff, people having affairs or whatever. some of it was big stuff, for s
government, despite president obama's liberal policies, has been one of the harshest administrations toward whistle-blowers. >> this is interesting. it is certainly true that the obama administration has been among the harshest on an external whistle-blowers. however, the obama administration has been -- especially this new administration which managed to cram through a whistle-blower protection act and expand it for government whistleblowers, is offering protections they have not had for...
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in new jersey, i don't remember chris isaak tee talking about obama -- chris christie talking about obamacare much. the two big statewide elections or ba ma cair has either been not an issue or the pro- obamacare side has won. how it plays out next year, i have no idea. depends on how well they get the exchange fixed. one other point. the exchanges, the people affected by obamacare, the people who are experiencing cancellation are in the individual market. the individual narcotic is 5% of the population. if you weal really want to know how many voters are affected by the reform of the individual market, you have to sort of bore down into that, figure out the states where that's a big deal. if you're keeping your -- >> wait a second. i have dinner -- i had dinner last week in scottsdale, arizona, with alison krause and clint bullock who are two friends of mine they both are on employer-based plans, they both have seen employer-based coverage canceled in the last two weeks and whether or not it's true, their employer and they both believe it was directly related to obamacare and the structural
in new jersey, i don't remember chris isaak tee talking about obama -- chris christie talking about obamacare much. the two big statewide elections or ba ma cair has either been not an issue or the pro- obamacare side has won. how it plays out next year, i have no idea. depends on how well they get the exchange fixed. one other point. the exchanges, the people affected by obamacare, the people who are experiencing cancellation are in the individual market. the individual narcotic is 5% of the...
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guest: when you talk about making smarter cuts, the obama administration is saying we cannot make smart cuts. we have to make across-the-board cuts. when it comes to sending money overseas, that is a defense department issued. that is the kind of debate people are talking about. if you want to avoid sequestration, we have to talk about how we are spending money. i know she mentioned her brother is a tsa agent. one of the issues that could come up for homeland security, tsa is one of the lowest ranked agencies in the federal government when it comes to job satisfaction. i have been talking about the border patrol a lot. the border patrol is an agency that comes up when they worry about corruption. at the southwest border, drug cartels could be tried to bribe agents who may not be making much money. when it comes to furloughs and job cuts, things like job satisfaction probably will take a hit. host: some perspective on all of this. how much of the $85 billion in cuts come from homeland security? guest: i could not give him the exact number. as far as the cuts being more drastic than reali
guest: when you talk about making smarter cuts, the obama administration is saying we cannot make smart cuts. we have to make across-the-board cuts. when it comes to sending money overseas, that is a defense department issued. that is the kind of debate people are talking about. if you want to avoid sequestration, we have to talk about how we are spending money. i know she mentioned her brother is a tsa agent. one of the issues that could come up for homeland security, tsa is one of the lowest...
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host: we have been talking with representative bob goodlatte. we appreciate your time this morning. >> on our next washington journal, the human rights watch 's andrea prasow about president obama's cap iteris and policy police. this week, executives testified apple executives testified. the heritage foundation takes your calls about corporate profits and taxes. later a look at some of the demographic trends in rural america, including farming and immigration. the agriculture department and us.webster will join life each running at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span -- live each easternt 7:00 a.m. on c-span. >> president obama asked congress to close the guantÁnamo bay prison. he also broke about the use of u.s. drones and warfare, next on c-span. in an hour, you can weigh in on president obama's remarks. later, republican senators john mccain, with the graham and kelly ayotte ms. bono to the presence call to close on time of day. -- respond to the president' call to close guantanamo bay. you to take good care of all the furniture. >> they did return
host: we have been talking with representative bob goodlatte. we appreciate your time this morning. >> on our next washington journal, the human rights watch 's andrea prasow about president obama's cap iteris and policy police. this week, executives testified apple executives testified. the heritage foundation takes your calls about corporate profits and taxes. later a look at some of the demographic trends in rural america, including farming and immigration. the agriculture department...
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nobody is talking, the liberal media is not talking. they are hiding the bills that were passed in the house to be tabled and never brought up and never be accountable for. i hold the republicans accountable, too, because they did not step up to the mike and point the finger towards the blame. i have another question to ask. obama asked for complete congressional powers about being able to pull up and give any amount of money that he wanted, taking those powers away from the house. i think that is completely ludicrous. as far as the last caller asking out the democrats and republicans, that me see, if the democrats put a bill together and the republicans don't vote for it, they are mad at it, but if the republicans put a bill and let's say cave to the democrats, there is no bipartisan. i have never seen the democrats actually cave and take care of the fiscal cliff in the amount of debt that we have is completely crazy to me. >> that is marked in north carolina. back to the tweets. peak in louisiana on the democrats' line. you are on c-s
nobody is talking, the liberal media is not talking. they are hiding the bills that were passed in the house to be tabled and never brought up and never be accountable for. i hold the republicans accountable, too, because they did not step up to the mike and point the finger towards the blame. i have another question to ask. obama asked for complete congressional powers about being able to pull up and give any amount of money that he wanted, taking those powers away from the house. i think that...
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davidthat, paul kern and houther talk about how much americans and foreign visitors to the u.s. banned in travel and tourism, plus your e-mails, phone calls and tweets "washington journal" is next. ♪ ♪ good morning, it is friday, july 5, 2013. president obama is scheduled to had to camp david after attending briefings at the white house regarding the situation in egypt. congress remains on recess in. will return monday with plenty to deal with in closing -- including rising federal interest rates for students and immigration reform and economic pieces will be a hot topic in the wake of monthly job numbers to be released at 8:30 a.m. today. we will get
davidthat, paul kern and houther talk about how much americans and foreign visitors to the u.s. banned in travel and tourism, plus your e-mails, phone calls and tweets "washington journal" is next. ♪ ♪ good morning, it is friday, july 5, 2013. president obama is scheduled to had to camp david after attending briefings at the white house regarding the situation in egypt. congress remains on recess in. will return monday with plenty to deal with in closing -- including rising...
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remember, you have talked about how president obama, speaker boehner will approach these things, we've got to have people talking to each other and we've got to get to solutions before the 11th hour to avoid that. that is absolutely what we can do. host: we agreed to the debt ceiling limit, 16 $0.40 trillion -- $16.4 trillion, up in the last hours. guest: the treasury has some flexibility. the time has come to deal with it. there's no reason to put this off. let's get it done. host: you have a favorite for the next treasury secretary appointed? guest: i don't have names. jackal is a possibility that has been talked about by president obama, a very knowledgeable individual. call,t is the president's it is an important appointment, so we will look at his choice carefully. i hope it is somebody who can help work through the kind of agreement we need to address the debt ceiling. host: if he is nominated, can you see any hurdles for him being nominated by the senate? guest: i don't want to pre- judge. but he is someone thoughtful and knowledgeable and should be confirmed. host: hearings cou
remember, you have talked about how president obama, speaker boehner will approach these things, we've got to have people talking to each other and we've got to get to solutions before the 11th hour to avoid that. that is absolutely what we can do. host: we agreed to the debt ceiling limit, 16 $0.40 trillion -- $16.4 trillion, up in the last hours. guest: the treasury has some flexibility. the time has come to deal with it. there's no reason to put this off. let's get it done. host: you have a...
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. >> president obama talked about the deal reached by congress, and what needs to be done to address the deficit. house ways and means committee called for changes to the tax code. >> hi, everybody. over the past two years i have trouble the country. i told you if i was -- traveled the country. for the first time in two decades, we raised taxes on the wealthiest 2% of americans will preventing a middle-class tax hike could have thrown our economy back into the recession. under this law, more than 98% of americans and 90% of small businesses will not see their income taxes go up one dime. we major that millions of families will continue to receive tax credits to help raise children and son to college. companies will continue -- send dthem t them to college. 2 million americans will continue to receive unemployment benefits. all of this was one step in a broader effort to grow our economy and shrink our deficits. we still need to do more to put americans back to work, while putting this country on a path to pay down its debt. our economy cannot afford more showdowns along the way. even
. >> president obama talked about the deal reached by congress, and what needs to be done to address the deficit. house ways and means committee called for changes to the tax code. >> hi, everybody. over the past two years i have trouble the country. i told you if i was -- traveled the country. for the first time in two decades, we raised taxes on the wealthiest 2% of americans will preventing a middle-class tax hike could have thrown our economy back into the recession. under this...
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president obama talk about the puzzles about growing the economy and alabama representative delivered the republican address just and talked about sequestration and the republican alternative in the house. >> this week i have been traveling across the north carolina and georgia and went to my hometown of chicago. i talked with folks about the important task i laid out in my state of the union address. state of the union address.
president obama talk about the puzzles about growing the economy and alabama representative delivered the republican address just and talked about sequestration and the republican alternative in the house. >> this week i have been traveling across the north carolina and georgia and went to my hometown of chicago. i talked with folks about the important task i laid out in my state of the union address. state of the union address.
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president obama travels to connecticut today to talk about gun laws, he'll be in the state capitol of hartford. the governor there signed a law last week controlling gun use. we'll talk more about that this morning. what states are doing on the gun front. in the "u.s.a. today"'s paper, saying states are looking to tax guns and amo. we'd like to hear from you this morning. do you think stats should tax guns and ammunitions? ere are the numbers to call -- online.also find us from the u.s.t. today, states are looking to tax guns and amo. it would be used for licensing and mental health and victim services. we would like to get your impressions about this. here's a story by judy keen. u.s. arment looks at other states and what they're doing. maryland, maryland general assembly passed a bill that includes a fee up to $25 for handgun licenses. we'll look at some of the other states grappling with this question. but first let's take a listen now to the governor of connecticut. he was on cnn's state of the union yesterday. guns, of course, an issue and gun violence an issue in connecticut, ho
president obama travels to connecticut today to talk about gun laws, he'll be in the state capitol of hartford. the governor there signed a law last week controlling gun use. we'll talk more about that this morning. what states are doing on the gun front. in the "u.s.a. today"'s paper, saying states are looking to tax guns and amo. we'd like to hear from you this morning. do you think stats should tax guns and ammunitions? ere are the numbers to call -- online.also find us from the...
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. >> as we continue our conversation over his latest, historians and others talk about the role of the first lady and is move from traditional home and family to activism of important topics. monday night at 9:00 eastern. >> in his weekly address, president obama said bipartisan report is needed to provide the middle class with good jobs, healthcare, and and quality education. house majority leader ariba has the- eric cantor republican address. >> hi everybody. on wednesday, i spoke about what we need to do as a country to build a better bargain for the middle class -- to make sure everyone who works hard has a chance to get ahead in the 21st century economy. you see, over the past four and a half years, america has fought its way back from the worst recession of our lifetimes. we saved the auto industry, took on a broken health care system, invested in new american technologies to reverse our addiction to foreign oil, and changed a tax code too skewed in favor of the wealthiest at the expense of working families. as a result, our businesses have created 7.2 million new jobs over the p
. >> as we continue our conversation over his latest, historians and others talk about the role of the first lady and is move from traditional home and family to activism of important topics. monday night at 9:00 eastern. >> in his weekly address, president obama said bipartisan report is needed to provide the middle class with good jobs, healthcare, and and quality education. house majority leader ariba has the- eric cantor republican address. >> hi everybody. on wednesday, i...
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obama said you did not build that. that was the story. he was none talking about that. he is talking about the roads to get there. even after the election he was lying. we talked about the media as part of the problem we asked which station the people listening to, over half the room clapped and reference. there are just as guilty as anybody. we have time for one more call. you're on the republican line. caller: i would like to ask why we are legalizing so many illegals that are coming across the border. in the meantime cutting back spending for doctors' for all people -- for all people so doctors do not want to see people over 65 because it does not pay for their time. i feel like this is a way to get of old people and bring in illegals and give them the government benefits. i like to hear that address. thank you. host: will be opening the phone lines tomorrow morning during "washington journal." that's our 7:00 a.m. eastern purity can check in anytime on the facebook page at facebook.com/cspan. it gets missed any of the conservative summit, all of the speakers and spe
obama said you did not build that. that was the story. he was none talking about that. he is talking about the roads to get there. even after the election he was lying. we talked about the media as part of the problem we asked which station the people listening to, over half the room clapped and reference. there are just as guilty as anybody. we have time for one more call. you're on the republican line. caller: i would like to ask why we are legalizing so many illegals that are coming across...
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after that, president obama and mexican president. and defense secretary hagel talks about syria. >> ronald reagan i think massively made mistakes in defense. the defense budget is not just a waste of money in those eight years, but it is what created machineish chain -- war and created so much anger and problems throughout the world that were totally unnecessary. -- it is face interview madeimperial power. -- it made us face imperial power. the government, the state is not the solution to every problem. the idea of entrepreneurs, the idea of technological change and the idea that people should make of a own decisions instead big nanny in washington, he stood for all those things. i agree with those things. that puts a plus in the plus column. he really needed to stand up for closing more deficits. ronald reagan's spent of time before 1980 as the greatest of deficitonent spending there ever was. he left a legacy of massive deficit that permitted his followers -- that was a historical, you know of enormous proportions. >> more from dav
after that, president obama and mexican president. and defense secretary hagel talks about syria. >> ronald reagan i think massively made mistakes in defense. the defense budget is not just a waste of money in those eight years, but it is what created machineish chain -- war and created so much anger and problems throughout the world that were totally unnecessary. -- it is face interview madeimperial power. -- it made us face imperial power. the government, the state is not the solution...
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will be talking about the recent threats from al qaeda that led to the closure of u.s. embassies in the middle east and africa. and a book of the future of u.s.-russian relations following the announcement president obama has canceled his meeting with vladimir putin. >> if we'd turn away from the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces which are bringing about suffering. take advantage of it. >> obesity is nothing short of a public health crisis. >> somebody had their own agenda. >> i think they serve as a window on the path to what was going on with american women. she becomes the chief confidante. the only person you can trust. >> many of the first ladies were writers. a lot of them were journalists. they wrote the books. >> there are more interesting human beings than their husbands. notnly because they are first and foremost defined and limited by political ambition. >> edith roosevelt is one of the unsung heroes. when you go to the white house today, it is edith roosevelt potts white house. >> there was too much looking down. i think it was a little t
will be talking about the recent threats from al qaeda that led to the closure of u.s. embassies in the middle east and africa. and a book of the future of u.s.-russian relations following the announcement president obama has canceled his meeting with vladimir putin. >> if we'd turn away from the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces which are bringing about suffering. take advantage of it. >> obesity is nothing short of a public health crisis. >> somebody had...
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he actually states that president obama and joe biden are saying about guns is factually inaccurate. it is not true. onsets the record straight the lies they are presenting -- when they talk about gun violence, the thing is, two thirds of what they call gun violent deaths are suicides. my father who fought cancer for guy wents, that poor through everything, and he ended up committing suicide. the democrats always try to distort these numbers and try to make it look like that all the gun deaths were due to violence. -- am ike, and my death deaf? a week and one day after he committed suicide, we voted on the right to die initiative. we need to get the truth out about these gun statistics. democrats, nobody confronts emma democrats with the absolute lies. host: let's look at the vote breakdown in "usa today." you can see the a's in bold. -- the yays in bold. were a handful of republicans. we see 16 republicans putting in their vote to move forward with debate. at aon't we take a look couple of other stories in the news for one moment and then get back to the question of what you think a
he actually states that president obama and joe biden are saying about guns is factually inaccurate. it is not true. onsets the record straight the lies they are presenting -- when they talk about gun violence, the thing is, two thirds of what they call gun violent deaths are suicides. my father who fought cancer for guy wents, that poor through everything, and he ended up committing suicide. the democrats always try to distort these numbers and try to make it look like that all the gun deaths...
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colombian president juan manuel santos was in washington this week for talks with president obama. he spoke at the national press club about his country's free- trade agreement with the u.s., the war on drugs, and peace talks with colombian rebels. this is one hour. >> good afternoon and welcome to the national press club. i am a is angela keen reporter for bloomberg news and the 106 president of the national press club. we are the world's leading professional organization for journalists. we are committed to the future of our profession with programming such as this. we want to foster a free press worldwide. for more information, please visit our website at www.press.org. today need to go grams -- to donate to programs on behalf of our members worldwide, i would like to welcome our speaker and those of you in our audience today. if you hear applause, i would note that members of the general public are also attending. it is not a lack of evidence of journalistic objectivity. i would like to welcome our c- span public radio audiences. you can follow the action on twitter using the #
colombian president juan manuel santos was in washington this week for talks with president obama. he spoke at the national press club about his country's free- trade agreement with the u.s., the war on drugs, and peace talks with colombian rebels. this is one hour. >> good afternoon and welcome to the national press club. i am a is angela keen reporter for bloomberg news and the 106 president of the national press club. we are the world's leading professional organization for...
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. >> you talk about how it will work going forward. can you elaborate? >> it sounds like they will do around what obama has requested, the same money we saw in the senate bill. an initial response bill. the $9 billion from the flood program. then they will come back on the 15th. they worked really hard on this. it will be on the floor then. a bill proposed yesterday. $27 billion in the first. maybe $16 billion. >> the senate has already passed a disaster relief bill. will congress have to start this process all over again? >> the house is only in for about an hour. that is a formality. that bill will expire all of the work. we know what the senate has passed and what they want to do. they should be able to move quickly on this. that is a traditional route. >> why is getting this bill done as soon as possible so important to lawmakers pushing for it? >> it is not a good practice to run dry. at fema. they will need to start conserving that money very soon if they do not get extra money for the fund. they will have to tell people applying for new recovery a
. >> you talk about how it will work going forward. can you elaborate? >> it sounds like they will do around what obama has requested, the same money we saw in the senate bill. an initial response bill. the $9 billion from the flood program. then they will come back on the 15th. they worked really hard on this. it will be on the floor then. a bill proposed yesterday. $27 billion in the first. maybe $16 billion. >> the senate has already passed a disaster relief bill. will...
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obama is no different than any politician along the way. you guys a to start focusing on the specific things that are germane and relevant to the american people. one last thing, collars, please stop talking about being pro republican or pro democrat. obama is no different than bush as far as a politician. the fact is, hold them all to account. media, please, do your job. it is a disservice to american people to sign with the republicapoliticians. don't actually live in washington. i live in new jersey. i have covered politics and government for more than 30 years. you're absolutely right that my purpose for appearing today is to sell my book. i am on a book tour. that needs to be part of any kind of full disclosure of why i am here. i also agree with your point that too often everybody, including the news media, it caught up in the politics rather than in the substance. and that is a perennial problem in washington. inis also part of our job addition to holding politicians in both parties accountable, also part of our job to sort out myth
obama is no different than any politician along the way. you guys a to start focusing on the specific things that are germane and relevant to the american people. one last thing, collars, please stop talking about being pro republican or pro democrat. obama is no different than bush as far as a politician. the fact is, hold them all to account. media, please, do your job. it is a disservice to american people to sign with the republicapoliticians. don't actually live in washington. i live in...
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all these people talk about obama going to hawaii. this is the most reasonable president we have had in office. the people put him back in office because this man is working for the people. if we had put the other man in, think where we would be? this man wanted to give more money to the rich. my point is this, there are a lot of things going on in congress. if you look back at history, people are taking tax money, going away on vacation, spending this money. we have people calling talking about how they wished they could do this or that, but we have this congress this president, trying to do everything he can come and his hands are tied. host: it sounds like you are a defender of president obama, drawing a comparison between president obama and mitt romney. does president obama have a mandate, this is what i want you to vote for, and democrats -- would you vote for it? guest: the president was clear that he wanted to maintain the quarter of $1 million ceiling. he actually gave ground on that, but it was as clear of a policy statement
all these people talk about obama going to hawaii. this is the most reasonable president we have had in office. the people put him back in office because this man is working for the people. if we had put the other man in, think where we would be? this man wanted to give more money to the rich. my point is this, there are a lot of things going on in congress. if you look back at history, people are taking tax money, going away on vacation, spending this money. we have people calling talking...
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obama was in connecticut today, talking about gun violence and gun legislation. you can watch our first lady's program again tonight at midnight eastern. >> in a speech friday, elrich lynn talked about women's education and business initiatives in developing countries. the former first lady and york center spoke at the women and world summit in new york city. she was introduced by tina brown. this is 35 minutes. [applause] >> welcome everybody to the women of the world summit. [applause] incredible night last night with meryl streep and angelina jolie, and those amazing women from pakistan. today we will bring you some extraordinary women telling extraordinary stories. of course, the most extraordinary of all is standing right next to me. [applause] she lets you hear her amazing words today, i want you to conjure up an image. this image of a solitary woman in a house in rangoon. throughout her long years under house arrest in burma, separated from her husband and her two young boys, the heroic dissidents aung san suu kyi was sustained by poster she put up on her
obama was in connecticut today, talking about gun violence and gun legislation. you can watch our first lady's program again tonight at midnight eastern. >> in a speech friday, elrich lynn talked about women's education and business initiatives in developing countries. the former first lady and york center spoke at the women and world summit in new york city. she was introduced by tina brown. this is 35 minutes. [applause] >> welcome everybody to the women of the world summit....